Question by random: How do you photograph those floating specks of dust you see in a sunbeam?
You know those galaxies of softly moving dust you see in rooms on sunny days? I always want to photograph them but my camera never captures them or focuses on them. Is there any technique to do so. I have a Canon Digital Rebel Eos Xti.
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Answer by selina_555
Yup….. and it is easy enough, really.
All you need is for the light to be right, i.e. the low sunlight you get very early in the morning or late afternoon. Try to let the sun in through a crack in the curtains/blinds, rather than a full open window.
Then set a fairly small aperture (which helps you get a bigger DOF, so more of them are in focus). Also try a few at bigger apertures for more background blur.
Most important part is to simply focus manually, since the autofocus is very unlikely to catch them.
Hold something up in the middle of the place where you’ll expect to see most of the dustflecks, and focus on that. Then stir up the air and start clicking.
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